STATE v. RIFE

No. 34902-3-I.

913 P.2d 850 (1996)

81 Wash.App. 258

The STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Travis Lee RIFE, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Reconsideration Denied May 21, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Mittlestat, Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, for Appellant.

Ethan S. Rogers, Jr., King County Prosecuting Atty. Office, Seattle, Respondent.


KENNEDY, Acting Chief Judge.

Travis Lee Rife appeals his conviction of one count of possession of heroin, contending that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained as a result of an unlawful seizure.1 We hold that it is constitutionally reasonable for an officer to run a warrant check during the course of a routine traffic stop, as long as the period of the detention...

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